Commented - worldnews

France bans pro-Palestinian protests (www.thelocal.fr)

The Western world yet again fails to live up to its moral pedestal

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on fifth day of Sukkot (www.aljazeera.com)

Article is from October 4th.

Anti-China Rhetoric Is Off the Charts in Western Media (thediplomat.com)

British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts (www.bbc.co.uk)

Last month a member of staff was sacked and police launched an investigation after around 2,000 treasures were reported “missing, stolen or damaged” over a “significant” period of time....

Cuba arrests 17 for allegedly helping recruit some of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine (apnews.com)

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they described as a network to recruit Cuban nationals to fight for Russia in Ukraine....

US Republican senator praises UK Labour’s ‘Reaganesque’ policy (www.politico.eu)

As Ukraine’s Fight Grinds On, Talk of Negotiations Becomes Nearly Taboo (www.nytimes.com)

China map: India lodges 'strong protest' over territory claims (www.bbc.co.uk)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2089991...

Sports leagues ask US for “instantaneous” DMCA takedowns and website blocking (arstechnica.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2074056...

Greece renews its calls for British Museum to return Parthenon Marbles in wake of priceless thefts (www.euronews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1891952...

Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring (www.justice.gov)

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider...

Row over restaurant ‘wealth screening’ boils over in French resort of St-Tropez (www.theguardian.com)

The Nice Matin newspaper quoted unnamed insiders as saying that some restaurants in St-Tropez, a favoured summer haunt of celebrities and the international jet set for more than half a century, had taken to checking customers’ names against their database and refusing reservations if a previous visit was not felt to have...

Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1462388...

China population: 2023 births could plunge by a quarter from record low set last year, academic warns (www.scmp.com)

96% of young people in the EU uses the internet daily (www.eureporter.co)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1222938...

Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year (www.bbc.com)

Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.

Wells Fargo customers scramble after deposits disappear from their accounts (www.nbcnews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1089947...

US border agents habitually abuse human rights, report reveals (www.theguardian.com)

Israeli navy opens fire at Palestinian fisherman in Gaza (english.wafa.ps)

GAZA, Thursday, August 3, 2023 (WAFA) – A Palestinian fisherman was Thursday injured after he was shot by Israeli navy forces as he was sailing in the Gaza Sea, sources confirmed.

Climate change made July hotter for 4 of 5 humans on Earth, scientists find - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)

(AP) -- Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion people feeling climate change-boos